Wishek, North Dakota - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	965
Male Share of the Population	49.3%
Female Share of the Population	50.7%
Senior Citizens	29.9%
Employed Population 16+	520
Age of the Population	52

Families

% of people married	53.9%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	41.4%
Median Earnings25+	$35,551
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$28,214
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$41,250

Wealth

Median Family Income	$53,750
% Above Poverty Level	93%
% Below Poverty Level	7%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	11 minutes
% Working from Home	1.5%
% Walking and Biking to Work	9.8%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	38.9%
Median Gross Rent	$522
Median House Value	$66,400

Ancestry

German	65.1%
Russian	13.7%
Norwegian	7.9%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	7.3%
English	2.8%
Polish	2.7%
African	2.5%
Scottish	2.3%
French Except Basque	1.5%
Swedish	1.5%
Irish	1.2%
Danishn	0.8%
Portuguese	0.3%
Canadian	0.2%
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Wishek Almanac

Category	Value
County	McIntosh County
Standard Zip Codes	58495
Phone Area Codes	701
Time Zone
Approximate Latitude	46.25
Approximate Longitude	-99.55

Wishek Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	ASHLEY
Distance	17.6 miles
Jan Temp	-1 to 21 F
Apr Temp	31 to 56 F
Jul Temp	58 to 84 F
Oct Temp	32 to 58 F
Annual Precip	18.3 inches

Station	GACKLE
Distance	32.5 miles
Jan Temp	-0 to 18 F
Apr Temp	31 to 55 F
Jul Temp	59 to 83 F
Oct Temp	34 to 57 F
Annual Precip	18.8 inches

Station	POLLOCK
Distance	42.7 miles
Jan Temp	0 to 23 F
Apr Temp	32 to 59 F
Jul Temp	59 to 87 F
Oct Temp	34 to 60 F
Annual Precip	17.3 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Ashley	604	$55,625
Lehr	83	$39,375
Napoleon	860	$77,500
Zeeland	89	$0

Wishek Public Libraries

Wishek School & Public Library
200 BADGER STREET S
Wishek, North Dakota
(701) 452-2995

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Wishek Hospitals

Wishek Community Hospital
(Non-profit)
1007 4th Ave S
(701) 452-2326

Wishek Public Schools

Wishek Elementary School
200 Badger St S
ZIP: 58495
(701) 452-2892
Primary
Total Enrollment 124

Wishek High School
200 Badger St S
ZIP: 58495
(701) 452-2892
High
Total Enrollment 94

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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